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Louis XIV: The Two-Part Monarch
No full textLouis XIV is the longest reigning monarch in European history, ruling for over 72 years. He has often been called the model of an early modern absolute monarch. The historian Paul Fox gives a brief definition of the different types of monarchs that were common in the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe, including despotic, limited absolute, omnipotent absolute, and constitutional monarchs. He argues that Louis XIV was an omnipotent absolute monarch, because there was no man or law that controlled him. However, according to Maurice Percy Ashley, Louis XIV was in fact answerable to the Pope on matters of religion. In a different, but similar way, Jonathan Spangler argues that Louis XIV was answerable to the nobles, because he depended on their money and support during times of war. While there were many situations in which Louis XIV acted as an omnipotent absolute monarch, his relations with nobles and the Pope show that he was a limited absolute monarch
A Humeral Head Stress Fracture in a Young Active Female
No full textStress fractures are a relatively common injury among athletes, most often affecting the lower extremity region, such as the tibia and metatarsals. Stress fractures in the thoracic and upper extremity are less common. They are often found within a specific sports population that requires more stress on the upper extremity. The case study of a twenty-one-year-old female gymnastics coach, who was diagnosed with a humeral head stress fracture, is an example of this atypical stress fracture site. This presentation discusses general causes of stress fractures, various diagnostic methods used to identify a stress fracture, and this specific individual’s road to diagnosis and a four month recovery
Compression Garments and Performance
No full textThis study assessed Under Armour’s (UA) claim of increased power output and decreased rate of fatigue while wearing their long compression shorts, compared to off brand compression shorts and no compression shorts. The study was made up of male participants (n=12) who are recreationally active and formerly varsity athletes between 18 and 22 years of age. Peak power was assessed through a vertical jump test and rate of fatigue was assessed through three repeated sprints with 30 seconds of recovery between each bout. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups, each group underwent three different conditions (1=UA, 2=Placebo, 3=no compression [NO]). Each group underwent a different condition every testing day. They were tested once per week for three weeks with an added familiarization week at the beginning. It was hypothesized that UA will significantly decrease rate of fatigue and increase peak power. By running a univariate test peak power(UA=5494.55 + 512, Placebo=5493.23 + 595, NO=5495.99 + 591, p=.998), duration of the third sprint(UA=34.99 + 2.91,Placebo=36.36 + 2.62, NO=36.81 + 3.87, p=.101), and the difference between sprint three and sprint one(UA=3.49 + 1.79, Placebo=5.29 + 2.75, NO=5.00 + 3.62, p=.181).While total sprint time was significant between the three groups (UA= 100.87 + 5.03, Placebo=101.23 + 4.57, NO=103.76 + 6.99, p=.047). There is a trend that long compression shorts decrease rate of fatigue which could lead to an increase in sport performance
The Anchor, Volume 127.20: March 12, 2014
Get PDFThe Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor\u27s history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular
The Anchor, Volume 128.09: November 5, 2014
Get PDFThe Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor\u27s history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular
The Anchor, Volume 127.21: April 2, 2014
Get PDFThe Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor\u27s history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular
Opus: Autumn 2014
Get PDFAn issue of Opus from autumn 2014.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/opus_2010s/1004/thumbnail.jp
The Relationship Between Co-Morbidities and Complications of Femoral Sheath Removal
No full textFemoral sheath insertion and removal is a high-risk procedure that is often associated with complications during and after the procedure. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between co-morbidities and complications during or after the procedure. The framework applied to this project is Betty Neuman’s systems model, as the physiologic variables differ for each patient based on co-morbidities, effecting how the environmental stress of the femoral sheath is handled by each patient. The data was collected by retrospective chart review of 50 adult patients receiving peripheral arterial intervention at a small community hospital in the Midwest. The data was analyzed with SPSS version 19.0 using the chi square test to determine the relationships between co-morbidities and complications. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between hypertension and hematoma prior to sheath pull (X² = 9.571, p \u3c .01). GastrointestinaI bleed also showed significant relationships between hematoma prior to sheath pull ((X² = 10.421, p \u3c .01), hematoma after sheath pull (X² = 7.983, p \u3c .01), re-bleed (X² = 5.87, p \u3c .05), and overall complications (X² = 7.094, p \u3c.01). These results reveal that co-morbidities do have an effect on patient outcomes following femoral sheath insertion and removal. Limitations of this study include a small sample size, resulting in decreased generalizability and power, little diversity, and one hospital site utilized for data collection. This study will be a guide for future research of the effects of certain co-morbidities and may help to promote safer nursing care in the removal of femoral sheaths
U.S. Liberals in a Realist World: Suggestions from 1776-1939 Introvert Phases for the Coming Two Decades
No full textIf the U.S. Foreign Policy Moods projected by Klingberg (1952) and Holmes (1985) continue, the next two decades are likely to feature a return to American introversion. This is likely to take place during a time of power transition when the power of Asian nations is likely to be rising. We argue that long-term as well as short-term considerations need careful attention. Our hypothesis is that examination of American business-liberal and reform-liberal thinking during introvert times in the pre-1940 timeframe utilizing a realist perspective will provide useful long-term suggestions for American policy makers. To be sure, each era is different, but past trends remain relevant. At this point, there is not much recent research about American Foreign Policy Moods except that of the primary author (2011). If past trends prevail, a transition from extroversion to introversion will take place in the next few years. Observers are likely to be as surprised as they were in 1968, the time of the last extrovert to introvert change. This research suggests that, based on past trends, the American transition to introversion could be led by a president who could receive low posterity ratings later on. The U.S. could be divided increasingly by domestic issues which could make it difficult to concentrate on international issues.
The major conclusion of this research is the suggestion that the U.S. might be one of the least understood powers because of its shifting moods and lack of comfort with realism and non-western cultures. Maintaining peace will be a major challenge and the time to start considering the implications of theories is now. This study suggests the need to bridge the gap between long-term and short-term analysis. The proposed research continues recent studies by the primary author on American Foreign Policy